Magistrate Judge Courtroom Clerk

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of Arizona is accepting applications from qualified candidates for a full-time Magistrate Judge Courtroom Clerk position to a U.S. Magistrate Judge. The position is located in the Clerks Office in Tucson Arizona. You must be a self-starter extremely detail-oriented and possess strong organizational and communication skills.

Duties

• Manages a judges caseload and provides courtroom and other assistance through management of court calendars attending court proceedings recording pertinent results for minutes and preparing judgments.
• Sets-up equipment to record court proceedings ensures clear recording is acquired throughout the proceedings maintains an automated log and plays back portions of the proceedings as required.
• Monitors filings to ensure compliance with rules and procedures and reviews cases or reports for necessary action.
• Drafts and prepares orders for the judges review and makes entries on the courts electronic filing system.
• Attends to courtroom duties for district judges magistrate judges or visiting judges in the district as assigned by the Clerk of Court or his designee.
• May be required to work in excess of normal duty hours without additional compensation and must be able to attend court proceedings that go past the incumbents normal work hours. Travel that requires overnight lodging may be required for attending court hearings and trials set in Tucson Yuma Prescott or Flagstaff or any other location in the state that may be designated as a place of holding court.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to qualify for this position.
• Background investigation
• Pre-employment drug test

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates must possess a minimum of two years of specialized experience one year of which must be equivalent to work at the CL-25.

Specialized experience is defined as progressively responsible clerical or administrative experience requiring the regular and recurring application of clerical procedures that demonstrate the ability to apply a body of rules regulations directives or laws and involve the routine use of specialized terminology and automated software and equipment for word processing data entry or report generation. Such experience is commonly encountered in law firms legal counsel offices courts of general jurisdiction and banking and credit firms.

The qualified applicant will possess exceptional writing skills to include excellent grammar punctuation spelling and proofreading and skill in using applicable automated systems to include current versions of Adobe Acrobat Word Outlook and Windows.

They should also be able to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people; have the ability to analyze information and reach sound conclusions; work under pressure and deal with change; possess the work experience that demonstrates the applicants ability to successfully manage multiple priorities; work with limited supervision; and skill in dealing with others in person-to-person work relationships.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preference may be given to applicants who have:

• Courtroom experience in a similar position.
• A bachelors degree.
• Ability to meet and communicate effectively with a variety of people.
• Skill in using applicable automated systems.
• Experience which reflects the applicants ability to work under pressure and deal with change.
• Experience with current versions of Adobe Acrobat Word Outlook and Windows.
• Work experience that demonstrates the applicants ability to successfully manage multiple priorities work with limited supervision and skill in dealing with others in person-to- person work relationships.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent.

Additional information

This job is being filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive civil service.

The initial appointment to this position is provisional pending the successful completion of the required background checks and/or investigations.

Only qualified applicants will be considered for this position. Employees of the U.S. District Court serve under Excepted Appointments and are considered at will employees (except for probation officers who may be removed for cause). Federal Civil Service classifications or regulations do not apply; however court employees are entitled to substantially the same benefits as other Federal Government employees.

The U.S. District Court is a drug-free workplace and the applicant selected will be required to participate in a drug screening test prior to employment.

All information provided by applicants is subject to verification and background investigation. Applicants are advised that false statements or omission of information on any application materials or the inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection withdrawal of an offer of employment or dismissal after being employed.

Participation in the interview process will be at the applicants own expense and relocation expenses will not be provided.

All promotions are subject to the approval of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

The position is subject to the mandatory electronic fund transfer (EFT) participation for payment of net pay (i.e. Direct Deposit).

Non-citizens may be interviewed and considered for employment but employment offers will only be made to individuals who qualify under one of the exceptions in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B). In most cases this means that an offer of employment cannot be made unless the candidate is a lawful permanent resident who is seeking U.S. citizenship as explained below. Under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B) a lawful permanent resident seeking citizenship may not apply for citizenship until he or she has been a permanent resident for at least five years (three years if seeking naturalization as a spouse of a citizen) at which point he or she must apply for citizenship within six months of becoming eligible and must complete the process within two years of applying (unless there is a delay caused by the processors of the application). Non-citizens who have not been permanent residents for five years will be required to execute an affidavit that they intend to apply for citizenship when they become eligible to do so.

The U.S. District Court District of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Required Experience:

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